Meeting documents

Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Monday, 4 June 2007

Business Support
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Civic Suite
Civic Centre
Strood
Monday, 4 June 2007
7:00 pm
AGENDA
1TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING:
 
 8 March 2007
 Joint Meeting of all Committees - 23 May 2007
2TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3URGENT MATTERS BY REASON OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
 
The Chairman will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the reports.
4DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
 
 (a)Personal interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
 (b)Prejudicial interests under the Medway Code of Conduct

A Councillor who declares a personal and prejudicial interest in a matter must withdraw from the room and take no part in the debate or vote on the matter

Councillors who have declared a personal and prejudicial interest may make representations, answer questions and give evidence before leaving the room but only if Members of the public are allowed to attend for the same purpose.

If an interest is not declared at the outset of the meeting, it should be disclosed as soon as the interest becomes apparent.
 (c)Whipping - the Council's constitution also requires any Member of the Committee who is subject to a party whip (i.e. agreeing to vote in line with the majority view of a private party group meeting) to declare the existence of the whip and the nature of it before the item is discussed.
5TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS:
 (A)Call in - Disposal of land and variation/release of restrictive covenant (Call-in)
 
Members are asked to consider a call in relating to the proposed disposal of 39 Northbourne Road, Gillingham. This item was called in by six Members of the Labour group from the Cabinet meeting held on 13 March 2007.
 > Appendix A to call in item - plan in hard copy only (pdf file 15.7kb)
 > Call in item (pdf file 14.1kb)
 (B)Performance Plan (Policy framework) - to follow
 
This report is being brought to the Committee as a draft Performance Plan for comment prior to being considered by the Cabinet on 5 June 2007.
 > Indicator tables in priority order (pdf file 128.9kb)
 > Variance explanations (pdf file 26.9kb)
 > Draft Performance Plan (pdf file 123.7kb)
 > Performance Plan cover report (pdf file 19.7kb)
 (C)Civic HQ (Pre-decision scrutiny) - to follow
 
This report considers options for the location of the Council's administrative facilities.

 (D)Work programme review (Business management)
 
Members are asked to review the Committee's current work programme and prioritise items for consideration during the forthcoming year.
 > Work programme Review - Business Support (pdf file 25.0kb)
 > Work programme schedule (pdf file 9.8kb)